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18 U.S.C. § 2341

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United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 2341, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449619
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As used in this chapter— the term “cigarette” means— the term “contraband cigarettes” means a quantity in excess of 10,000 cigarettes, which bear no evidence of the payment of applicable State or local cigarette taxes in the State or locality where such cigarettes are found, if the State or local government requires a stamp, impression, or other indication to be placed on packages or other containers of cigarettes to evidence payment of cigarette taxes, and which are in the possession of any person other than— a person— the term “contraband smokeless tobacco” means a quantity in excess of 500 single-unit consumer-sized cans or packages of smokeless tobacco, or their equivalent, that are in the possession of any person other than— a person who—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 95-575(S. 1487)1978-11-02
    An Act to amend title 18 of the United States Code to eliminate racketeering in the sale and distribution of cigarettes, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 97-449(H.R. 6993)1983-01-12
    A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws related to transportation as subtitle I and chapter 31 of subtitle II of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-514(H.R. 3838)1986-10-22
    Tax Reform Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-296(H.R. 5005)2002-11-25
    Homeland Security Act of 2002
    House: 295–132Senate: 90–9
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-177(H.R. 3199)2006-03-09
    USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
    House: 202–224Senate: 89–10